“This vote is different, with people in greater distress because of the epidemic,” said Oraib Rintawi of the Al-Quds Center for Political Studies. Coronavirus has claimed more than 1,180 lives from over 104,800 cases in Jordan, according to Health Ministry data. There have been some calls on social media to postpone the elections, but the government has said the vote will go ahead. King Abdullah last month named veteran diplomat Bisher Al-Khasawneh as prime minister ahead of the vote, after parliament reached the end of its term. Campaigning for the legislative elections was also forced to switch to videos posted on social media platforms, especially Facebook.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 08, 2020 16:07 UTC